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New Book: The Logic of Desire – Aquinas on Emotion

Posted by David Mendez in aquinas, Books & Bookstores, Books and Reviews, Life of Thomas, Philosophy, Theology, Thomism on 13 Jan 2011 | No comments

Nicholas E. Lombardo , O.P. The Logic of Desire Aquinas on Emotion http://cuapress.cua.edu/BOOKS/viewbook.cfm?Book=lold When Thomas Aquinas completed his Treatise on the Passions, it was likely the longest sustained discussion of the emotions ever written. His influence on medieval and early modern philosophy was enormous, overshadowing every other medieval author on the topic of emotion. Although…

Quote of the Day -Fr. Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange

Posted by David Mendez in aquinas, Aristotle, Epistemology, Logic, Metaphysics, Philosophy, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, Theology, Thomism, Truth on 10 Jan 2011 | No comments

Ours is but a borrowed existence, freely given us by God, and He keeps us in existence because indeed He wills it so. Ours is but a goodness in which there is so much infirmity and even degradation; there is so much error in our knowledge. This thought, while serving to make us humble, brings…

RÉGINALD GARRIGOU-LAGRANGE AND SOME DISPUTED QUESTIONS IN 20TH CENTURY CATHOLIC THOUGHT

Posted by David Mendez in aquinas, Metaphysics, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, Thomism, Truth on 27 Dec 2010 | No comments

This colloquium will consider the work and legacy of Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange OP (1877-1964). A key figure in 20th century Catholic thought, his philosophical convictions, articulated in responses to Bergson and Blondel among others, supported theological positions that contrasted controversially with those of a number of figures associated with the nouvelle théologie.